23.03.2018 ►JCSC ►Weekly News

Jain Center of Southern California

In this Issue:

• Pathshala Day Lunch Location Change
• Stroke Prevention & Treatments 03/23
• Got Veganism?
• Aayambil Oli & Chaitri Poonam - 3/23 - 31
• Shri MJK - Actual 3/29 & Observed 4/8
• Tapasya Anumodana & Recognition - 4/8
• Wellness Challenge
• Ongoing Programs
• Lifetime Tithis
• Upcoming Events
• Dignitary Visits & Shibirs
• Other News

Pathshala Day Lunch Location Change

This Sunday, March 25th Pathshala Day, we will be providing boxed lunches in the Cultural Hall due to unavailability of Basement for serving lunches and Dining Area used for Aymbil Oli. You may take your lunch boxes home or you could eat outside of the building if space available. We may need to continue this until long-term solution or alternatives available.

Distribution of boxed lunches in the Cultural Hall on Sunday, March 25th:

1. People will line up outside the door of cultural hall facing dining hall

2. Line would form and continue besides walls of Cultural Hall.

3. Food station will be set up at outgoing door of cultural hall which leads to exit door of the temple.

4. Members will pick up boxed lunch and exit out from door.

We will try our best and will need your cooperation and understanding.

Parking:

You will have access to basement parking entering from Los Robles Street or park on Commonwealth Street. Please do not go around residential areas and in strip mall to park.

Stroke Prevention & Treatments Friday - March 23,2018

A seminar on “Stroke Prevention & Treatments” on this Friday - March 23rd, 2018

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Got Veganism?

As Jains, we are known for having one of the strictest diets around the world. Ahimsa teaches us nonviolence, to any and all life forms - including the food we eat. Our vegetarian diets are practiced in a way to limit the amount of violence affecting other living beings. Each one of us has a different level of commitment when it comes to our individual diets, whether that means no root vegetables, no animal by-products, or simply no meat.

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Navpad Aradhna, Aayambil Oli & Chaitri Poonam - Mar 23 - 31, 2018

Navpad Aradhana & Aayambil Oli - Mar 23 - 31, 2018

Navapada Aradhana is associated with the Shripal-Mayanasundari legend. Navapada Aradhana is performed by meditating on Navapada and doing an Ayambil.

In an Ayambil, only one meal is eaten each day of boiled plain food without any spices, sugar, salt, oil, butter, milk, vegetables or fruits.

It is performed for nine days, twice a year. It is called Ayambil Oli. It falls in the months of Chaitra (March/April) and Ashwin (September/October).

This is one of the most auspicious religious festivals and is soon approaching from Fri-Sat, March 23-31.

Program Schedule:

Fri - Sat, March 23 - 31, 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Vidhi in Derasar according to book or with guidance

12:00 Noon - Ayambil, If you have Kansa thali/vatki bring it or JCSC will provide.

Evening - Vidhi at home.

Navpadji Puja: Saturday, March 24, 2018 - 9:30 am onwards

Sponsorship opportunities are as follows:

• $101 for Snatrapuja • $51 for Puja (Total of 9 available)
• Asthprakari Puja, Aarti, Mangal Divo, Shanti Kalash - Ghee Boli

Grocery purchases, cooking, serving and cleaning for the entire Oli days will be done by volunteers.

We encourage all members to come forward and sponsor this auspicious occasion.

As per our policy, we shall try and accommodate as many sponsors as possible.

Partial Sponsorship of any amount, irrespective of the day, is most welcome, to sum up, the total sponsorship for Ayambil Oli.

Please sign up on the signboard to let us know which day you are coming to do Ayambil.

For further information please contact: Chetana Sawla (For Puja matters) on 310-406-7403 or at [email protected]

Savita Mehta on (714) 898 - 3156 or at [email protected]

Chaitri Poonam - Mar 31, 2018

Chaitri Punam is the auspicious day, when many scholars, Chakravarti, two sons of Shri Rushabhdev-Nami & Vinami,

First Gandhar of Shri Rushbhavev Shri Pundarikswami along with 5 crore sadhus, attained moksha at Shri Shatrunjay Tirth.

While doing Chaitri Punam Tap many other souls, of Shri Krishna's sons Shamb, Pradhumna, Dashrath's son Bharat,

Muniraj Shuk, Shailkaji, Panthakji, Ramchandra, Dravid king,9 Narada, Five Pandavas, all have achieved moksha at Shidhachalji.

Chaitri Punam Dev Vandana is observed on the last day of Shasvati Chaitri Ayambil Oli.

JCSC will observe Dev Vandana Vidhi on Chaitra Sudi 15, Saturday, March 31, from 7 am to 4 pm.

Daily Sthanakvasi Pratikraman During Oli

There will be Sthanakvasi Pratikraman daily at 6:15 pm during
Shashvati Chaitri Oli (March 23 - 31) at Jain Center in the upstairs classroom.
Shri Mahendrabhai Khandhar will lead the Pratikraman.

Shri Mahavir Janm Kalyanak - Actual Mar 29, 2018 Observed April 08, 2018

Shri Mahavir Janm Kalyanak Celebration:March 29 (Actual) April 8 (Observed)

Please note that Shree Mahavir Janam Kalyanak Celebrations and General Body Meeting will take place on Sunday, April 8, 2018.

According to the lunar calendar, Bhagavan Mahavir was born on Chaitra Sud 13 which is on March 29th, 2018.

Shree Mahavir Janma Kalyanak will be celebrated at the Jain Center with its usual festivity and fervor on Sunday, April 8, 2018.

The program will be as follows:

Time /Program:

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM: Snatra Puja (with Nakro of $101)

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Shree Mahavirswami Panch Kalyanka Puja (Total of 5 Pujas. Each Puja with nakro of $51.)

Gheeboli will be conducted for Asthprakari Puja, Aarti, Mangal Divo and Shanti Kalas

12:00pm - 1:30 pm: Ekasana

02:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Children's Cultural Program and General Body Meeting

05:30 pm - 6:30 pm Swamivatsalya Dinner

Please note that dinner will be served till 6:30 pm so that everyone can finish dinner before sunset and avoid Ratri Bhojan.

Please RSVP ahead of time so we can make necessary arrangements. A separate email will be sent to RSVP.

For full or partial sponsorship of Ekasanas or Swamivatsalya Dinner, all are welcome.

Sponsorships are: Ekasana $701, Swamivatsalya Dinner Swamivatsalya Dinner $11001 Grand Sponsorship

Please contact:

Tapasya Anumodana and Recognition - Apr 8, 2018

Wellness Challenge - 30 Minutes of Cardio Every Day

For the upcoming weekly challenge, we are challenging the participants to “30 Minutes of Cardio Every Day." Cardio exercise is an exercise that raises your heart rate. Face it our bodies were made to move. And we all know that to keep our muscles in shape we need to move them. This movement makes them stronger and stronger muscles make for a more efficient and healthy body. Your heart is a muscle. Therefore working it makes it stronger. A stronger cardio-vascular system means more capillaries delivering more oxygen to cells in your muscles. This enables your cells to burn more fat during both exercise an inactivity. If you are interested in learning more and participating, click here.

Ongoing Programs - Mar, 2018

Lifetime Tithis

Upcoming Events

Dignitary Visits & Shibirs

Other News